[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...2014/11/01, K-Films Coming Soon:
★★★★★ "Fire in Hell": A Buddhist monk succumbs to sin and is cruelly cornered by fate on his way to redemption. (11/06)
★★★★ "Entangled": A family of four are put under pressure after the youngest daughter's child dies as a result of the mother's deteriorating mental condition. (11/06)
★★★★ "Daughter": A woman struggles to free herself from her strict ascetic upbringing and wonders what the future holds for her own family. (11/06)
★★★ "Fashion King - Movie": A high school student plans to become a fabulous fashionista in order to attract the attention of the prettiest girl in school. (11/06)
★★★★ "Glory For Everyone": A touching documentary that follows a young soccer team and accounts their struggles against poverty and class. (11/06),...More

[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound…2014/08/16, K-Films Coming Soon:
★★★★ "Tunnel 3D": The opening of a new resort turns into a nightmarish experience for a group of friends who find themselves trapped in a nearby coalmine. (08/20)
★★★★ "Welcome": An old romance is rekindled amidst personal tragedy as two old friends rediscover and support each other through their losses. (08/21)
★★★★ "The King of Jokgu": A college clown gains fame when his jokgu (a cross between volleyball and soccer) skills are revealed. The university then holds a jokgu competition and he and his team put it all on the line. (08/21)
★★ "The Story of Ong-nyeo": Joseon's sexiest woman gets driven into the mountains where she awaits her perfect match to find her.
★★★★ "The Road Called Life": An omnibus film containing various short stories from Korea's leading modern literature writers Kim Yu-jong, Lee Hyo-seok and Hyun Jin-geon. (08/21)
★★★★★ "My Ordinary Love Story": A young woman finds hope through a serendipitous encounter, but is this 'seventh' man everything he appears to be? (08/21),...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Welcome"2014/07/25,
Hye-sook (played by Shim Hye-jin) manages a fairly unremarkable restaurant in Seoul, and resists efforts to go back to her hometown of Andong for even the shortest stretch of time. Why? Well...there isn't a good reason really. You ever made one of those decisions in life that seemed like a smart idea at the time, but hasn't really seemed to pan out since then? But at the same time life isn't so terrible that you want to swallow your pride and admit you were wrong? That's where Hye-sook is,...More

[Guest Review] "Secret Love Affair" Episodes 8-92014/05/30,
I continue to highly recommend the series "Secret Love Affair". The most recent* episodes I watched were the pair 8 & 9 that evolved in a natural, character driven manner. The ill matched, romantic pair had understandable forces pushing them together and apart. To me, the scenarios were mostly coherent and credible. However, I am still baffled by what might be the underlying motives of some of the key characters. In the first of these episodes the female protagonist uses the young male to partially alleviate some of the unreasonable pressures imposed upon her from multiple sources. In the second the pair are shown to be purposely oblivious to the dangers imposed by their forthright pursuit of their liaison,...More

Celebrities Pitch in to Back Candidates in General Election2012/04/03, Source,
Actress Lee Young-ae (second right) and her husband pose with Saenuri Party's candidate Chung Jin-suk (second left) on his campaign site.
As the April 11 general elections approaches, celebrities are rolling up their sleeves to support their favorite candidates. Candidates with connections in showbusiness say they are receiving a huge boost in their campaigns.
Actress Lee Young-ae and her husband appeared at a political campaign rally for Chung Jin-suk, a former senior secretary for political affairs at Cheong Wa Dae. Lee and her husband are friends of Chung, who is running on the ruling Saenuri Party's ticket,...More

Stars spice up campaigns2012/04/03, Source,
From top left: Lee Young-ae, Song Il-gook, Choi Myeong-gil Chung Mong-joon of the ruling Saenuri Party, right, the incumbent representative for Seoul's Dongjak B constituency who is standing again in the April 11 parliamentary elections, greets citizens on their way to work with his nephew Chung Dae-sun and his wife Noh Hyun-jung, a former KBS anchor, in front of Joongang University Hospital, Monday. / Yonhap
By Park Si-soo
Several candidates are running a star-studded campaign in the lead-up to the April 11 National Assembly elections. This is made possible due to their personal ties with movie stars, TV presenters and beauty contest winners, triggering a sense of jealousy among their rivals,...More

Cinema allows artistry to soar high and far, allowing reality to mix freely with products of far-fetched imagination. However, there exists a marked difference betwe,...More

Korean movies leap into box-office fray2008/05/29, Source, In late April, Iron Man arrived in the Korean cinema, smashing the box office into very profitable pieces. In mid-May, Prince Caspian took the baton and kept up the pressure on Korean competitors. Last weekend, whip-wielding Indy joined the Hollywood-only party, roped in plenty of movie tickets sale,...More

Young and glamorous stars in a typical "Cinderella-like" love story that have spurred hallyu, or the Korean Wave, are struggling to hold onto the viewers. Instead, soap operas targeting the older crowd, especially the "ajumma", a,...More

Now in its eighth year, the noncompetitive international festival has introduced audiences to films by female artists, many of which are characterized by frank sexuality, realistic portrayal of women and po,...More

Women's Film Festival Kicks off April 6 in Seoul2006/03/28, Source, The 8th Women's Film Festival in Seoul (WFFIS) will run from April 6 through April 14. In tune with the remarkable internationalization of the Republic of Korea, the festival will showcase 97 films from 33 different countries in the world.

Adultery Is Secret of Dramas' Success
2005/12/02, Source, When a new drama series is about infidelity, viewers complain and say that they are sick of the subject. Yet they stay glued to the screen. Viewers criticize dramas about infidelity but they still enjoy watching them. And the more infidelity a show has, the higher its TV ratings are.

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